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Feb. 23, 1932. L. JENSEN AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed July 25, ,1929

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AUTOGRAPHIC REGI STER Filed July 25, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 .mlhl l Patented Feb. 23, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LOUIS JENSEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED AUTOCRAPHIQ REGISTER (30., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Application filed July 25,

This invention relates particularly to autographic registers of a type in which the duplieating-strips are taken from a zigzag folded packet and led across a platen upon which the blanks, or tickets. are filled in.

Primary objects of the invention are im proved means for properly holding the packet from which the strips are drawn; the provision of improved means for guiding the paper-webs over the carbon-sheets employed for transfer purpose; and the provision of improved means for effectively separating or dividing the original strip from the copystrips. r

The invention is illustrated in a preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an auto graphic register embodying the invention, the cover-members being shown in lifted position; Fig. 2 a broken longitudinal vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale, taken as indicated at line 2 of Fig. 3; Fig. 3, a transverse section taken as indicated at line 3 of Figs. 1 and 4; Fig. 4, a broken plan view, partly in section, showing guide-members carried by the rear portion of the platen Fig. 5, a perspective view of a guide-member equipped with an apron, or aprons, the purpose of which is to protect the edge of the transverse carbon sheet at the point where the paper web is drawn across it; F ig. 6, an

enlarged broken vertical sectional view taken as indicated at line 6 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 7,

a perspective view of 3. her employed. In the embodiment of. the invention illuspivoted divider-mem- 'trated, A designates a casing, or frame, provided with a packet-holdin compartment A, a storage-compartment a platen A over the compartment A, a cover A adapted to partially enclose the platen, and a, closure A afliording a cover for the compartment A B, feed mechanism located between the platen and the filing compartment A"; C, cutting and clamping mechanism adapted. to hold and sever the original strip; D, a laterally opening delivery-chute through which the copy-strips are delivered; E, a presser device located within the compartment A and serv- 1929. Serial No. 381,001.

ing to hold the packet from which the strips are delivered; F, a carbon strip roll from which the transversely extending carbon strips F are drawn, as required; and G, G (Figs. 2 and 5), apron-llke dev1ces connected v with transverse guides G which are mounted in a pivoted extension with which the platen is provided, these aprons extending forwardly over the edges of the transverse carbonstrips; and H (Figs. 6 and 7), a pivoted divider-member carried by a fixed divider H which extends across the casing at a suit.- able distance back of the platen.

The casing A is'of known construction. The platen A is pivotally connected at one lateral edge with the casing, the pivot (Fig' 3) being designated- 23. The casing is equipped with rigid arms 24 which support a pivot-rod 25 to which one lateral edge of the cover A is connected by means of hingemembers 26.

The closure A is connected with-one end of the casing by transverse pivots 27, and the closure is shown-equipped with a lock 28.

The feed mechanism B comprises an upper feed-roll 1- and a lower feed-roll 2 which are connected by gears 3. The upper feed-roll is mounted in a transverse housing 4:, one end of which is pivotally supported at 5, and the other end of which is equipped with a releasable catch 6. No novelty is claimed here in for the feed mechanism. The feed-rolls are driven by means of a shaft 7 through the medium of gears 8 which are shown in'dotted lines in Fig. 6. The shaft 7 is equipped with a crank 7 which cooperates with a latch device, or withdrawable stop, 9. This mechanism is described in detail in a previous application.

The feed-rolls 1 and 2 are equipped, respectively, with feed-disks 1v and 2 and initial-feed segments '1 and 2".

The filing-compartment A is equipped with filing-pins 10 (one shown) and a ticketoverturn device 11. These members and their manner of actuation are described in a previous application.

- The machine is shown equipped with register-fingers 12 carried by a. rock-shaft 12. A spring-actuated rock-member 13 tends to -which is composed of a throw the fingers, or pins, 12 to the position shown in Fig. 6, in which position the pins engage the register-perforationsin the manifold-strips, designated 14. The member 13 may be turned through the medium of a rod 13 to effect release of the register-pins prior to the feeding of the manifold-strips. The manifold-strips 14 are drawn from a packet 14 located in the supply-compartment A. The rod 13 is connected with the device 9 in the manner shown in the previous application referred to, the arrangement being such that the register-pins are automatically withdrawn to permit feeding of the manifold-strips.

The cutting and clamping mechanism C which operates to sever the tickets from the original strip need not be described in the present application further than to state that the' severing-blade is designated 15 and the clamping-members between which the blade is confined are designated 15 and 15*.

The device D has the general form of a truncated hollow conical member into which the copy-strips 14 are fed in the manner illustrated in Fig. 6. It is sufficient to say that as the stripsare fed into the cone they are curled and diverted laterally, so that they can be grasped at the large end of the cone, which opens through the side-wall of the casing, as illustrated 'in Fig. 1. The tickets of the copy-strips may be severed over a tearing-edge 16 disposed back of the feedroll 2.

WVhile not important in the present application, it may be stated that the machine is equipped with a lifting-finger 17 which protrudes through an opening 17 in the cone. This finger is actuated to lift the copy-strips so as to enable them to be readily grasped by the operator. 4

The webs 14 are drawn from the packet 14, plurality of strips folded in zig-zag fashion.

The packet-folding device E comprises a pair of opposed spring-pressed plates 18 which are disposed adjacent the side-walls of the packet-compartment A of the casing. These plates are spaced apart by means of rods 19 which have reduced extremities 19 extending through perforations 20 in the plates 18.

The lower edges of the resser-plates E are supported on the bottom wall of the compartment A, and the plates are provided at their upper edges with inclined wings 18. Confined between the plates and the lateral walls of the compartment A are coil-springs 21 which encircle studs 22 which project outwardly from the plates 18.

As appears from Fig. 2, the spacing-rods 19 are located near the ends of the plates,

and two opposed pairs of springs 21 are employed for holding the plates against the lateral surfaces of the packet 14".

The carbon-roll F (Fig. 3) is supported in a receptacle 29 which is located between the arms 24. The carbon-strips F extend from the roll transversely across the laten and are interleaved with the manifol -strips 14. The lower web 14 rests directly upon the platen. Accordingly, it is unnecessary to supply the corresponding guide G with an apron of the kind shown in Fig. 5.

The platen A is equipped at its rear end with depending ears 30 which support a transverse pivot-rod 31 upon which are pivoted the arms 32 of a U-shaped extension 32. The member 32 is shown as consisting of a bar of square cross-section bend into U-form. The inner surfaces of the arms of the bar are provided with grooves 33 in. which are slidably mounted the ends of bars 34 which form portions of the guides G". The guides are completed by curved sheetmetal members 34 whichv are secured to the bars 34. The rod 31 extends across the grooves 33. Small coil-springs 35 are housed in the grooves 33 and confined between the rod 31 and the adjacent bar 34. Spacers 36, working in the grooves 33, are confined between the successive transverse guides G.

Any desired number of duplicating-strips 14 may be employed, and the number of transverse guides G should correspond with the number of duplicating-strips.

The guide G which is closest the end of the platen A is not equipped with an apron G. Each of the other guides G is equipped with an apron which preferably comprises two strips of cloth 37 and 37 whose free extremities overlap the carbon-strip F in a manner which will be understood from Figs. 2 and 5. It is preferred to have the extremity of one leaf of the apron disposed below the carbon strip and the extremity of the other leaf disposed above the carbon strip. The paper-web 14 is conducted over the upper surface of the u per leaf of the apron and the danger of isarranging the carbon strip is obviated. As appears from Fig. 5, the sheet-metal member 34" is bent into tubular form and secured to the bar 34 by means of screws 34, the end-portions of the apron-members 37 and 37 a being clamped between the marginal portions of the members 34.

The divider-member H (Figs. 6 and 7) has a pivot-portion 38 which is secured by a pivot-rod 39 to the apex portion 40 of the stationary divider H. The latter is in the form of a slotted bar which extends across the casing and is secured at its ends to the casing in the usual way. The divider H is also shown equipped with a pivotally mounted sheet-metal member 41 which is of V-shape and which has its apex pivotally supported eo-axially with respect to the pivot 39. A spring 42 is confined beneath the upper wing'of the member 41 and serves to lift the wing sufiiciently to conduct the original (upper) web 14 across the slot 43 of the divider H. The member 41 is not broadly claimed in the present application.

The pivoted member H extends towards the front of the machine and has its free end supported upon the copy-strips above the teed-roll 2. In loading the machine, the up per web of the paper is placed above the pivoted tongue H and is then guided over the fixed divider H.

The operation of the machine may be stated briefly:

The crank 7* is unlatched and turned to cause the feed-wheels 1 and 2 to revolve and feed the pa erwebs forwardly the length of the ticket. hen the feed-disks 1 and 2 encounter the register-perforations 44 of a set of forms, the feed-wheels work idly until the knife severs the upper strip and the filing of the severed ticket is completed. At the end of the cycle of operations, the segments 1 and 2* grip the strips and hold them, after which the copy-strips may be severed over the tearing-edge 16.

As has been stated, the end-portions of the -apron-members 37 and 37 overlap the transverse carbon strip so that the paper-web is conducted properly across the edge of the carbon-strip. The transverse guides G may be drawn forwardly slightly at times against the force of the light sprin s 35, but will be retracted by the springs a er the cessation of the feeding operation, thus tending to keep the paper-webs taut across the platen. At intervals, fresh portions of the carbon strips are drawn from the carbon-roll F, and used portions'are torn off and thrown away. The compartment A is shown equipped at the end of the casing with a removable endplate 45. This plate is provided with ears 45 which are secured to the adjacent walls of the casing by means of screws 46. When the endplate is removed, the resser-device E may be inserted by an endwise sliding movement.

The foregoing detailed descriptionj has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art. 1

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination in an autographic register: a casing; a platen; strip-feeding means back of the platen; a stationary divider back of said strip-feeding meansand a pivoted divider-member extending forwardly from said stationary divider.

2. In combination: a platen over which paper-Webs may be drawn; a packet-compartment adapted to contain a folded packet of paper-webs; a spring-pressed plate adapted to engagea side of the packet; and means for limiting inward displacement of the plate.

3. An autographic register comprising a casing provided with a supply-compartment adapted to contain a packet of zig-zag folded strips; a platen above said compartment equipped with guides over which the strips may be conducted to the platen; a pair of presser-plates disposed. adjacent opposite walls of said compartment; and springs interposed between said Presser-plates and the side-walls of said compartment.

4. In combination a compartment adapted to receive a folded packet; a pair of presserplates disposed adjacent the opposite sidewalls of said compartment; spacing-rods connecting said resser-plates and permitting movement thereof; and springs confined between said presser-plates and the adjacent side-walls of said compartment.

Means as specified in claim 4, characterized by the resser-plates being supported on the lower wall of said compartment. 7

6. In a register: a casing provided with a packet-compartment; a platen supported by said casing over which paper-webs are drawn from the packet; a source of carbon-strip supply at one side of the casing from which transverse carbon-strips may be drawn; and

a transverse guide over which paper-webs pass from the packet to the platen, said guide being equipped with a pair of apron members adapted to underlie and overlie the marginal portion of the carbon-strip.

7. In a register: a casing provided with a packet-compartment; a platen supported by said casing over which paper-webs are drawn from the packet; a source of carbon-strip supplyat one side of the casing from which transverse carbon-strips may be drawn; and a transverse guide over which the paper-webs pass from the packet to the platen, said guide being equipped with a cloth apron extending therefrom adapted to overlap and protect the edge-portion of an underlying carbonstrip.

8. In combination in an autographic register: a casing; a platen; strip-feeding means back of the platen; a stationary di- Vider back of said strip-feeding means; a V- shaped spring-pressed plate pivoted to said stationary divider; and a pivoted dividermember-extending forwardly from said stationary divider.

9. In combination: a compartment adapted to receive a packet; a pair of presserplates disposed adjacent the opposite side walls of said compartment and engageable with the ends of said packet; means limiting movement of said presser-plates toward each other; and springs urging said presserplates against said packet.

10. In a register: a casing equipped with a platen; an extension upon the platen; a source of supply for paper-webs within said casing; transverse guides interposed between the source of supply and the platen and equipped with aprons, said guides being slidably mounted in said extension; and a carbon-stri supply mounted at one side of the casing iiom which carbon-strips may extend across the platen, the end portions of said aprons serving to engage and protect the adjacent edge-portions of said carbon-strips.

11. In a register: a casing equipped with a platen; an extension upon the platen; a source of supply for paper-webs within said casing; transverse guides interposed between the source of supply and the platen and equipped with aprons, said guides being movably mounted on the extension; springs for yieldingly holding the guides in retracted position; and a carbon-strip supply mounted at one side of the casing from which carbonstrips may extend across the platen, the endportions of said aprons serving to engage and protect the adjacent edge-portions of said carbon-strips.

LOUIS JENSEN. 

